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Fire leaves 63 at SE Woods out of work may not rebuild NEWMARKET A com pany official says Its too early to toll whether the S Woods Industries factory will be re built after last Tuesday nights fire that caused between one and two million dollars dam age and put persons out of Sales Manager Jack Ham ilton said one third of the 50000 ft building was gutt ed and the rest incurred serious smoke and water damage He estimated It would take two million dollars to rebuild and Chlof heavy equipment Newmarket Fire told The total damage at SI He said the fire appar ently started when a propane heater in the office overheated Mr Hamilton said the whole building went up within two hours although firemen were at the scene all night pany spokesman said If the rebuilt of the towns major industries The land and building were as sessed at more than and the company paid about in really and business SPOT THE MERCHANT CONTEST Spot the Merchants Men week for he next six weeks there will be winners for each and every thats a total of prizes So this week please turn to page for the start of the Spot the Merchants contest and read The Era each week to see if YOU were one of the lucky Since NEWMARKETAURORAKESWICK ONTARIO COST 231000 WINTER WORKS GRANT TO PAY Unveil plans for Newmarket day care centre ALEX MORNING Morning EG councillor J passes NEWMARKET A life- long resident of East Township and an bent member of the township council Alex Morning diet last week at Toronto Wes tern Hospital IB Mr Morning was recuper- I from a kidney operation and planned to pi- Mr Morning was second term as a I of Fast NEWMARKET Dramatic plans tor a day care centre to accommodate children from Die northern half of York Region won preliminary approval from a surprised regional council last If plans proceed and theres every indication they will the centre will be on the York Farm at and Eagle Sts Newmarket with construction and furnishings completely financed by ho Ontario government under its winter works program To qualify for the 100 per tent provincial subsidy the centre must bo finished by next May so it could begin operations by The bold plan unveiled by Health anil Social Services Commis sioner Owen Sllngerland startled council near the end of Its 314- hour meeting last Thursday the project received committee approval at a special meeting just before the council session it was too laic to include It on the agenda Ironically the proposal almost didnt make it to the council chambers Councils health social services committee also reeuv it for the first time last week and The Era learned it passed In committee by only a vote Council debate indicated that King Mayor Ken ami Mayor Ken cast the dissenting and Richmond votes Other Burrows chairman Newmarket Hill Mayor Bill Despite the protest council indicated general support for the plan sent it to the engineering committee lor study ami authorized Minieiliml to make formal application for the full subsidy under Project Day Care one phase of the mployment incentive SURPRISE PAID FOR BY PROVINCE Dr Owen Sllngerland left York Regions health and social services commissioner startled York council last week when he unveiled plans at right for a Newmarket day care centre that wasnt even on their agenda and asked approval to start building it immediately Council endorsed the plan It will he pair for by a provincial told get council building Council also appr be the first step administration ft J i committee request I eventual construction of the old York Manor farm will he the operated day nursery in the region is in a church basement in Richmond Hill Quick approval In bugaboo for he Project Day Care personnel are quite i about ins and hope to have ministerial approval Burrows ho presented the proposal to council as an addition to his printed report Architects sketches preptrod by and Milne Newmarket for children in the 2 ijc infants and toddlers under two and retarded children The province is quite pleased and excited with idea Dr going too integration of retard- normal children in amount of controlled com at with of facilities for retarded Milne who designed Ull lib Il lir 1111 I was a director for the retarded association sever years ago Mr Milne told The Era And as we were designing Mil it just dawned on mo that one of the biggest wo had day care for retarded children Despite the May completion deadline Mr Milne said he the centre could be constructed in that relatively short time ing provincial approval is prompt On Oct 20 council authorized Dr to come up wit plans for a ft day nursery to serve Newmarket and to for funds under the winter works program weeks health and social services report said ft size was arbitrary and following an investigation i See DAY NURSERY PLANS page Region a flop Georgina loansharking protesters told He was born on bis fathers and operated bis own I trucking business all bis adult I life of ita- 32nd degree Mason a member of the Valley of liariie Scottish Hue and Die Newmarket Mr Morning is survived by Mrs Wilfred Needier By DON BERNARD Era Staff Reporter KESWICK Regional go is a Hop and should be scrapped says Joe Dales And Council is en gaged in the worst form of loui sharking late allies Billy Watson Mr Dales a former North Gwillimbury and York County Warden Watson a professional m leading a verbal as regional government k into the various complaints forth at the meeting- No of the council were the meeting and Clark He made no comment The beefs included high Mr yet the tax bills did not come out until the end of October Some people just dont have the worst form of sharking gouging he added Mr Watson claimed that taxes the Optimists Hall in had gum lip 100 per Hall I Optimists how TODAY New police numbers telephone numbers for York Regional Police take effect it noon today Callers in the Newmar ketHolland Landing 895 Mount Albert 473 Queens Sharon 478 and hi verdrlvc Park 775 ex- change areas will now dial for police calls For Sutton and Kes wick the number Is The Peffcrlaw number Is lit All calls will be routed through the Newmarket Ad- mlnlstratlve headquarters In addition division lions it Aurora Vandorf I Newmarket and King will close today with personnel being transferred list Friday night rding to meet ing held to evaluate the TisMit tun from and form He added that had doubled i he said Taxes must be paid by the end of November vice club that does Constantino taxes claimed his taxes had increase from to in Harold Phillips owner of Keswick Lumber wondered at the justification for taxes that increased per cent on his business He added that it would be alt rigid if balanced off by lice protection and schools We David rldir of bank- people present They could com- problem will have to close up under the they could appeal I Mr Dales said that no colli sion was needed because the Is are clear Regional questions of sewers zoning went band In band li some people expressing Holding Bylaws and were discussed at ureal length with Mr pointing a cri tical finger council added that the holding by law was being used to stop de velopment in the Township Tlio problem is not with the bylaw but with intcrpreta- added that the prest policy may be part of a term scheme to make the win area into parks The health regulations and holding bylaws should In wli it is best for us Mr added pie was nominated consider the complaints and plan fur ther atliin lean South Mr Garden Mr Mr Watson Harold I I Hob Draper and Ho- Georgina taxes superbargain Pollock Councillor Pollock Regional Councillor Hob Pollock was referring to queries by George a collage feelings of over half the of point He questioned the tact th regional government was set to save money yet it was not bad been low for cars and hat the people ad been getting a super included equalizing of salaries for muni- See CHARGES page increase not out of line mayor told The Era He was replying reports that farm taxes had jumped as much as a 100 per cent from to The charges were made by Watson and others at a public meeting held in Keswick Friday The artificially It maintained I farm taxes went between and 1970 even though the assessment base was changed He explained that a farm assessed Thus a farm paying In should have paid in 1970 without the rebates The hill would be and he said this was not a particular large increase j replied to criticism concerning Hie Interest free A four per the main factor In the during the meeting he helped organize